By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, [email protected]
This fall music enthusiasts and foodies alike will be able to converge at D.C.’s Union Market for a cultural experience that will titillate both the taste buds and ear...

By Marshall A. Latimore and Miana Massey
Chris Williams II is a young entrepreneur and a recently sought after business guru hailing from Chicago’s South Side.
After Williams discharged from the Army National Guard and finished...

By Lisa Fitch, Our Weekly News Los Angeles Contributor
More than 2,000 Black-owned eateries are featured on the new internet-based restaurant locator eatblackowned.com, which launched June 21 intending to support Black-owned restaurants.
“There’s only one thing that...

By Tia Carol Jones, NNPA Newswire
The Chicago Defender, one of the premier newspapers in the Black Press, recently announced the end of its print edition and a move to the Web. To honor its historical...

By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, [email protected]
The wasteland of fresh food shopping options has pushed some residents east of the Anacostia River to take measures into their hands. Those who live in D.C.’s Ward...

Press Release: Black/Brown Owned Whiskey Company Based in Baltimore Release “Rams & Parrots” Store Sells Out in 3 Hours.
In 2016, four recently formed entrepreneurs, (three from West Baltimore) decided to unite and dive into...

By Jamesia Downer, AFRO Intern
Pleasant Hope Baptist Church hosts its monthly Soil To Sanctuary Community Market as apart of its membership with Black Church Food Security Network.
The churches within this network make a safe space...

By Katie Taylor, Special to the AFRO
Where's the meat?
North Bethesda’s, Pike and Rose, that's where. Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse officially opened its doors June 24 and it's bringing us all the classic flavors Brazil...

By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, [email protected]
The flavors of the world were shared by refugee chefs during the first Tables Without Borders multi restaurant event in the District of Columbia.
Five separate establishments gave...

By AFRO Staff
To turn a midweek dinner into something special, try cooking easy pork tenderloin on the grill.
To produce beautifully browned pork with a rich crust and tender, juicy meat, we started with a...

By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO
When aspiring chef Shamon Hill joined forces with celebrity chef Chris Clime to make a gourmet smoked salmon dish consumed by some of the nation’s top military brass,...

The Afro-American has crusaded for racial equality and economic advancement for Black Americans for 125 years. In existence since August 13, 1892, John Henry Murphy Sr., a former slave who gained freedom following the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, started the paper when he merged his church publication... read more